Next summer: 7–8 weeks riding across Kyrgyzstan. No hotels, no breaks — just horses, campfires & wild country. This year’s trip taught us what works, what doesn’t & why the right team matters. Fingers crossed we get the green light.
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#Kyrgyzstan
Today, I leave with my daughters for Kyrgyzstan.
A new expedition. A new film.
No Map for Growing Up.
We’ll trek over 40 days. Wild camp. Carry gear. Travel with a horse.
One mountain at the end. A camera.
No script. Just life.
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A name mistake on a plane ticket.
One of the worst travel panics of my expedition life.
I turned to AI for clarity—and a Turkish airline and Yemeni restaurant showed me something better.
Full story on Substack now: explorermikaelstrandberg.substack.com/p/when-trave...
“Nine days until we fly to Kyrgyzstan. Until then it’s ribs, rest, and a lot of packing. Read the new piece: Smoke, Stress, and Nine Days to Kyrgyzstan ➜ explorermikaelstrandberg.substack.com/p/smoke-stre...
#Fatherhood #KyrgyzstanTrek #AdventureFamily #BBQLife #DocumentaryJourney
Yesterday: heart pounding while my 13-year-old marked a striker two years older. Tomorrow: final kit check for a Tien Shan trek.
The new Substack essay digs into why I keep doing this.
“What kind of a father does this?” ➜ open.substack.com/pub/explorer...
#Fatherhood #GirlsFootball #Adventure
Milestone! 11 000 full-film views, 27 000 trailer views on YouTube & 80 000 on IG/FB.
Catch the 20-min iPhone-shot doc “Beyond the Icecap” free: youtu.be/_fKWEBkCJ-w
Route map + gear packet in the video notes.
#BeyondTheIcecap #Greenland
The "go-ahead moment" has arrived! Finally, our plans for the Tien Shan expedition are set. Feeling the pressure lift and excitement build for this next family adventure and film project.
Full essay here → explorermikaelstrandberg.substack.com/p/the-go-ahe...
#Adventure #TienShan #FamilyAdventure
Good morning! Our trailer reached 7 000 views on Instagram overnight—thank you for the enthusiasm.
Now, the full 20 min documentary is free for everyone:
▶️ Watch here: youtu.be/_fKWEBkCJ-w
Join 500+ viewers who have already watched this raw, iPhone‐shot 650 km Greenland crossing
Tonight at 18:00 CET: Beyond the Icecap premieres on YouTube!
650 km on skis | 33 days into the wind
Watch live: youtu.be/_fKWEBkCJ-w
#BeyondTheIcecap #PremiereTonight
33 days on Greenland’s icecap. One iPhone.
The short film goes live 4 June 18:00 CET.
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Could you haul a 90 kg sled for 650 km?
#BeyondTheIcecap #GreenlandCrossing #SkiExpedition #iPhoneFilm #QuietAdventure #KensingtonTours
I’ve posted a fresh 2025 review of “The Long Walk”—that claimed 6 500 km escape from Yakutsk to India. No hype, just the newest Russian- and Polish-archive crumbs and a map to match.
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#TheLongWalk #GulagHistory #ArchiveDive #WWIIStories
🏐 Day 17 – DYE-3 appears.
400 km skied. 250 left. Spirits up. Legs heavy.
🎥 *Beyond the Icecap* (20 min) premieres next week.
Film: Mikael Strandberg | Edit: Sofie Rördam
Supported by @JeffWillner + @kensingtontours
Moving my longer, reflective stories off the algorithm treadmill and onto Substack—first “Saturday Letter” drops this weekend.
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#LongReads #Storytelling #SaturdayLetters #Exploration #SlowLiving #Substack
The Icecap Crossing, teaser 2
After 32 days on the ice—hauling a sled 8–10 hours a day, battling everything from rain and sticky snow to -20°C storms—I finally stepped off the Greenland icecap. This journey stretched over 650 kilometers, starting near Tasiilaq on the east coast and ending in West
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1st from upcoming filmvideo Beyond the icecap - 33 days of resilience, get inspired and see it here youtu.be/wSvYXbYLItU #adventure #greenland #icecap
Relation, love, erotica, listen to this great podcast www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoF_... #love #richroll #esterperel
20 years since the Siberian Expedition - Fatigue, read at www.mikaelstrandberg.com/2024/11/24/2... #extremecold #siberia #polaradventure #russia #expedition
Pain and a new project in the making. Read here www.mikaelstrandberg.com/2024/11/23/r... #pain #suffering#adventure #rehab
MBrane as regards to icecapcrossings and doc making mailchi.mp/mbrane/mbran...
Bilden är från december 1986. Ännu en lerig uppförsbacke i Colombia. Jag kan knappt minnas platta vägar i detta land. Upp och ned hela tiden, precis som de föregående länderna Ecuador och Anderna. Här hade jag precis fått ett helt hjul mig tillskickad till den svenska Ambassaden i Bogota.
Yes! 32 days, 650 km:s, from Isortoq to one day off the glacier walking on route to Ausmannadalen.
A fantastic but demanding adventure. At 62 years of age, with 35 years of travelling professionally, I say very tough but well worth it. I will get back in a month with a proper analysis.
